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Battery Problem
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Battery Problem
Hello guys, first post. Just bought an original Lenovo battery from amazon but it says it is not original when i turn the laptop on. It does not charge and i don't know how to fix this. I only tried to re-sit it and to unplug everything, hold the power button and reset, with no luck. Any ideas?
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Re: Battery Problem
hello and welcome to the forum..
you must be VERY CAREFUL when buying a thinkpad (and maybe any other laptop brand battery) from amazon..
there are many choices and most ALL of them LOOK like the OEM thinkpad battery but they are not..
you need to read the amazon sellers info VERY carefully..
if it is not charging in your thinkpad where, before replacing the original battery IT did, then it seems obvious the replacement battery is not working and should be returned..
what I would do is take a picture or screenshot of the lenovo message saying this is not an OEM battery, write a review including the picture and then return it for credit..
all this presupposes that you thinkpad is in good working condition..
you must be VERY CAREFUL when buying a thinkpad (and maybe any other laptop brand battery) from amazon..
there are many choices and most ALL of them LOOK like the OEM thinkpad battery but they are not..
you need to read the amazon sellers info VERY carefully..
if it is not charging in your thinkpad where, before replacing the original battery IT did, then it seems obvious the replacement battery is not working and should be returned..
what I would do is take a picture or screenshot of the lenovo message saying this is not an OEM battery, write a review including the picture and then return it for credit..
all this presupposes that you thinkpad is in good working condition..
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Re: Battery Problem
The thing is, the laptop is working, charging my other battery. The battery is from lenovo, it is being sold by amazon itself, it comes in a lenovo box and says lenovo over the battery, but it still doesn't charge, that is why i am confused...
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Re: Battery Problem
If your machine was made post-2012(i.e **30, 40, or later), it will have a little chip in it that prevents you from putting non-Lenovo batteries in the machine.davidmeyers wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:15 pmThe thing is, the laptop is working, charging my other battery. The battery is from lenovo, it is being sold by amazon itself, it comes in a lenovo box and says lenovo over the battery, but it still doesn't charge, that is why i am confused...
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The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
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Re: Battery Problem
The box says it is genuine lenovo and the battery says lenovo too. Is there any way I can check if it is indeed original?
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Re: Battery Problem
hello david..
heh, an interesting issue..
did you say which thinkpad we are talking about..?
and if it IS a lenovo branded battery then it has a lenovo warranty and you should have no problem calling lenovo and initiating some sort of warranty claim..
heh, an interesting issue..
did you say which thinkpad we are talking about..?
and if it IS a lenovo branded battery then it has a lenovo warranty and you should have no problem calling lenovo and initiating some sort of warranty claim..
Bill Morrow, kept by parrots & cockatoos
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Re: Battery Problem
Pictures please. I can put a sticker on a 300$ dell that has an apple logo sticler and put it in an apple box, but it still is a chinese piece of junk with an apple label.davidmeyers wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:29 pmThe box says it is genuine lenovo and the battery says lenovo too. Is there any way I can check if it is indeed original?
Thinkpad4by3's Law of the Universe.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
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Re: Battery Problem
It is a t440pBillMorrow wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2018 6:08 pmhello david..
heh, an interesting issue..
did you say which thinkpad we are talking about..?
and if it IS a lenovo branded battery then it has a lenovo warranty and you should have no problem calling lenovo and initiating some sort of warranty claim..
How can I contact them? Is there an email?
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Re: Battery Problem
http://imgur.com/a/e61TGThinkpad4by3 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2018 8:15 pmPictures please. I can put a sticker on a 300$ dell that has an apple logo sticler and put it in an apple box, but it still is a chinese piece of junk with an apple label.davidmeyers wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:29 pmThe box says it is genuine lenovo and the battery says lenovo too. Is there any way I can check if it is indeed original?
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Re: Battery Problem
box and battery all look legit..
is there a toll free lenovo number for spain..?
if amazon sold it, amazon will take it back, i believe..
it also should be under lenovo warranty.. 1 or 3 years.. i think..
for USA:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/
just go to lenovo.com and look for a support tab or link on their main website..
is there a toll free lenovo number for spain..?
if amazon sold it, amazon will take it back, i believe..
it also should be under lenovo warranty.. 1 or 3 years.. i think..
for USA:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/
just go to lenovo.com and look for a support tab or link on their main website..
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She was the type of person who kept a parrot.
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She was not what you would call unrefined,
She was the type of person who kept a parrot.
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Re: Battery Problem
Will look around the web page. Thanks for the help.
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